<p>haha. my thoughts exactly. i already flew out for an interview, i doubt im gonna fly out again. but just wondering what other ppl are doing.</p>
<p>what’s meet and greet day? when, for who, nu, or just hpme? is it the same as preview wildcat days, or something like that…</p>
<p>hm… this might be the wrong place to ask this, but is anyone who got rejected after the interview still seriously considering northwestern regular?</p>
<p>So, since this is the HPME expert forums, do you guys think acceptance into HPME this year is a better choice than Princeton or say, a 75% scholarship to vanderbilt???</p>
<p>i mean, HPME does create some huge debt…</p>
<p>a quick qeustion to you all:</p>
<p>In the NU acceptance letter it says something like “you will be allowed to attend NU, provided that you maintain your grades”… or something like that.</p>
<p>Now, I have been absent from school for 12-13 days this year because of college interviews, so my grades have seriously suffered (I have straight Bs right now, and prolly like 2-3 As and 2-3 Bs by the end of the semester). Would that be considrered an “academic falteration” worth enough to keep me from entering NU?</p>
<p>thanks for your help!</p>
<p>no im not SERIOUSLY considering it after the interview bagels. id be ashamed to see all the HPMEs there knowing that some lame interviews changed my life that much and i cannot be one of them :(.</p>
<p>no…i just dont like the feel of the school enough to go there for normal undergrad</p>
<p>UCLA ftw!!!</p>
<p>UCLA’s good too aa6590… esp since you got regents there =D… parties are prolly better than NU too ;)</p>
<p>id rather be in HPME :(((((.</p>
<p>feinberg rapes.</p>
<p>My DS got in both HPME (at NU) and Stanford. Leaning to go to Stanford but it is a tough decision. </p>
<p>There must be others who got in HPME and HYPS. Would like to listen from others in similar position and what their thoughts are. </p>
<p>PS: For us it costs 10K/year more at NU (for the first three years) but it takes one less year to earn MD at NU than at Stanford + Unknown Medical school.</p>
<p>This is an on-going and similar thread:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/486578-northwestern-hpme-vs-princeton-vs-vanderbilt.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/486578-northwestern-hpme-vs-princeton-vs-vanderbilt.html</a></p>
<p>I went to NU for undergrad and Stanford for my master. Honestly, I didn’t feel any difference in terms of rigor of my classes. I’d take HPME if I were you.</p>
<p>has everyone who got in already joined the “HPME 2015” group on facebook, cuz that group only has 21 members so far, and i’m pretty sure there’s more of us =D</p>
<p>go join, so that we can talk.</p>
<p>hey I’m a senior in South Korea. Since school starts at March here I will apply to HPME this fall. I haven’t got US citizenship. I was wandering about my chances of getting in…
stats so far
SAT2s; math2c 800, chem 780, world history 740 -but I will be taking French sat2 in october and take world history again in december…
SAT1: 760 verbal 760 math 740 writing - I’m taking sat1 again in june
APs: I haven’t finished taking them yet (or even started this year), but so far I’ve got Chem 5 and Cal BC 5
EC: I have been doing volunteer work at a hospital for handicapped children on and off for 2 years, typing e-books for the blinds (I’ve got more than 400 volunteer hours I think), member of school’s amnesty international club, editor of our school’s newspaper, member of school’s accapella group, worked at a lab in Seoul National University…etc</p>
<p>what should I do now?or is it too early to ask?
oh and do HPME admin consider APs a lot?</p>
<p>I would suggest doing some job shadowing of a physician/surgeon… I think that that is one of the strongest medically-related ECs that bs/md applicants can have since it exposes them to true medicine.</p>
<p>You look pretty good to me tho… what’s your GPA?</p>
<p>regarding shadowing a physician, i didn’t do it and still got into the program. since you have a lot of experience working at a hospital, i would think that shadowing a physician wouldn’t be necessary (but it can’t hurt!)</p>
<p>regarding APs, they are not very important. The most important thing is your ability to convey that you are deadset on pursuing a career in medicine.</p>
<p>well my gpa so far is 4.0 and my school does not offer any AP classes. We don’t have any ranking system either. My mom is a pediatrician so would it be helpful or harmful that I shadow my mother? She doesn’t do any surgeries though… Should I just shadow someone whom my mom could help me get in touch with? does field matter?
And does Northwestern have “any topic” as one of its application essay? I am really interested in building an orphanage after I retire and was wondering if it would help if I kind of do some kind of a blueprint indicating how it will be run and what kind of care will be given. Would this help appeal my humanitarian interest? I am kind of worried though that this will shadow my fervor in medicine…</p>
<p>It seems most of you guy who got into HPME were in a research program of some kind.</p>
<p>How do you find out about these opportunities, and do you guys know any off the top of your head?</p>
<p>I have scoured the net to find these programs, but inevitably was unsuccessful. </p>
<p>It would really be great if any of you could help me out.</p>
<p>Thanks alot</p>
<p>hey guys - hpme is my number 1 choice as a junior in hs.
do you guys think that i have any chance at the program with my current stats:</p>
<p>1st/300 rank
4.4/4.0 weighted gpa
sat: 600v, 700m, 740 w
act: 31
taking satII in chem, mathII, and spanish in june (should I take writing?)
just took ap test in chem and lang.&comp.
lots of ecs
president of many clubs
track and xc
planning to do summer research program
many service hrs.</p>
<p>What do u think i need to concentrate on in the coming months to boost my chances?</p>
<p>thanks</p>
<p>atm ur SAT really holds u back…</p>